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The John Davis.

Thank you so much for having this conversation, for hosting us at your amazing studio.

Yeah, thank you so much for having me on Scott's bass lessons.

Yeah, man.

I'm excited to share some of what I do and what I've learned over the last two decades

trying to do this stuff. Yeah, I mean, people may not realize, but we've done a number of

our courses here at your studio. And I think, and, you know, what that has obviously shown us is

that you're as, you know, experienced and busy as a producer and engineer as you are as a bass

player. So I think one of the coolest things about this course is you bring that perspective

to the instrument and to the way you think about sound and the instrument. And I think the fact that

that's been almost what I've been doing more of for the last decade or so, you know,

it's really changed how I approach the base. I don't, I don't approach the base from a

player's perspective. I kind of, I approach the base more from a producer and engineer's perspective.

Like my idea of sounds comes from how they fit in a mix or in an arrangement as

opposed to sort of how they sound in the practice room or, you know, or at home when I'm playing with pedals. I don't really, you know, I come at it from a different way. Right. So let's go back. So when you were, when you were coming up, were you always a bass player? Um, when I was a, my, My parents are musicians, but they're, you know, not professional musicians.

My dad played guitar.

My mom's a great singer.

But, um... When I was a, my parents are musicians, but they're, you know, not professional musicians.

My dad played guitar.

My mom's a great singer.

But, you know, I grew up with a lot of music in the house and my dad's guitar and, you know,

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